Q&A with Charles Pero

1. How does it feel to be an author? Is it everything you expected?
It’s everything I expected it to be. It feels good. There are some challenges that go along with it, but other then that I think it’s what I expected.

2. You were invited to the Publishers Weekly party. How did it feel, and how was the event?
I got to see some great authors speak and it was awesome. To see how they handle themselves and what they’ve done throughout the years; it makes you want to accomplish something like that one day.

3. There is a lot of press on serial killers. Did you have to do a lot of research for the book?
The research that I did was two part: Find out what they were thinking and what they were doing, then find out their motive and how they kill. During the writing process, you learn how to make an exciting novel without being too gory. Usually, serial killers are quiet people, which benefited me in my novel writing.

4. To your knowledge, have you ever met a serial killer?
NO!

5. How do you envision the future of the Twisted Killer series?
All the novels are written already; I did four of them, so the writing aspect of my vision is complete. Ultimately, I think it would be great if the series was made into a movie. I would love to have Frank and Vinny go into these different killings. I want to combine them into a movie. I think it would make a fantastic movie. You would see Frank and Vinny rise, fail and rise again. I would like to see Vinny being Andy Garcia and Frank maybe Clint Eastwood, someone older.